September 2010

90,000 Face Food Insecurity in Sofala

Submitted by AA Mozambique on Mon, 27/09/2010 - 21:45
90,000 Face Food Insecurity in Sofala - About 90,000 residents in the central Mozambican province of Sofala may face food shortages due to rapid depletion of their food reserves, according to a report in Monday's issue of the Maputo daily "Noticias". [AA Network News]

Nampula Fuel Crisis Continues

Submitted by AA Mozambique on Sun, 26/09/2010 - 01:04
Nampula Fuel Crisis Continues - Despite intervention by the Ministry of Energy, filling stations in the northern Mozambican province of Nampula, normally supplied by the fuel company BP, have remained closed, even though there is plenty of fuel stored in the port of Nacala. [AA Network News]

Fuel Shortage in Northern Mozambique

Submitted by AA Mozambique on Sun, 26/09/2010 - 01:04
Fuel Shortage in Northern Mozambique - Northern Mozambican has been facing shortages of fuel, particularly petrol, since 6 September, according to a report in the independent daily "O Pais". [AA Network News]

Exports Grow By Over 10 Per Cent

Submitted by AA Mozambique on Sun, 26/09/2010 - 01:03
Exports Grow By Over 10 Per Cent - Thanks to a recovery in international demand, Mozambican exports grew by 10.9 per cent in the first half of this year, compared with the same period in 2009. [AA Network News]

Inflation Now Over 12 Percent

Submitted by AA Mozambique on Sun, 26/09/2010 - 01:03
Inflation Now Over 12 Percent - The rate of inflation in Mozambique, as measured by the Maputo City Consumer Price Index, was 12.12 per cent in the first eight months of the year, according to the Bank of Mozambique. [AA Network News]

More Chinese Doctors for Mozambique

Submitted by AA Mozambique on Sun, 26/09/2010 - 01:03
More Chinese Doctors for Mozambique - The Mozambican and Chinese governments signed an agreement in Maputo on Monday under which a team of 12 Chinese doctors will work in Maputo Central Hospital, the largest health unit in the country. [AA Network News]

Oil Exploration Contract With Sasol

Submitted by AA Mozambique on Sun, 26/09/2010 - 01:03
Oil Exploration Contract With Sasol - The Mozambican government on Tuesday signed a concession contract in Maputo with the South African petro-chemical company Sasol, granting Sasol the right to explore for and produce oil and gas in parts of the Mozambique Basin, in the southern province of Inhambane. [AA Network News]

Government Aims for 7.2 Percent Growth in 2011

Submitted by AA Mozambique on Sun, 26/09/2010 - 01:02
Government Aims for 7.2 Percent Growth in 2011 - The Mozambican Council of Ministers (Cabinet) on Tuesday approved the draft Economic and Social Plan (PES) and state budget for 2011, which will now be submitted to the country's parliament, the Assembly of the Republic for approval. [AA Network News]

Maputo Fraud - More Evidence Against Finance Officials

Submitted by AA Mozambique on Wed, 22/09/2010 - 02:59
Maputo Fraud - More Evidence Against Finance Officials - At the trial of 35 public officials in the southern Mozambican city of Matola, charged with embezzling 2.8 million meticais (about 77.500 US dollars), several of the accused continued to implicate former employees of the Maputo Provincial Planning and Finance Directorate in testimony given on Wednesday. [AA Network News]

Govt Subsidizes Bread After Unrest

Submitted by AA Mozambique on Wed, 22/09/2010 - 02:58
Govt Subsidizes Bread After Unrest - The Mozambican government has promised that the first bread subsidies will be sent to the country's bakers as from Tuesday. [AA Network News]